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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

125 reviews

noodlesny's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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elissa_t's review against another edition

4.75

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book is so sweet and so damn wholesome. The characters were unique in their responses, how they showed up in the story and they all had individual strengths. I devoured this book. And I also found myself laughing at certain parts where the including when Ibrahim laminated that one photo. It was little points like that, which made me fall in love with this group.

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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was kind of a drag to get through— it took forever to get to the damn point and was completely unbelievable in terms of what these old folks were getting away with. The police would not be letting them be THAT involved, let alone get off Scott free after tampering with evidence. I didn’t mind the humor in this though! I thought it was just enough. There was a specific plot twist/reveal that I absolutely knew was coming but I didn’t know how it would play out and it was a little boring/disappointing. Also Grindr mentioned 😐

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ninariella's review against another edition

3.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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heer_pluisje's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it. Many twists and turns and loveable characters

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elizaveta_reads's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book tried to pack in a lot—too much, in my opinion. And I say this as someone who enjoys sprawling high fantasy worlds.

With so many characters, many of whom felt quite similar and lacked depth, it was difficult to keep track of who was who. The same goes for the multiple storylines and deaths, which often felt overly staged rather than naturally unfolding mysteries.

There was too much death for me to call this a lighthearted, fun read—but at the same time, not enough depth to make it truly intriguing or thought-provoking. I just couldn’t bring myself to care about the main mystery or feel invested in solving it. I considered DNF-ing a couple of times but decided to push through and give it another chance.

That said, I can see why others enjoy it. It’s written with love, and despite my frustrations, there were moments that made me giggle—and even a few that brought me to tears. It just wasn’t the book for me.

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mafaldaxoxo's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Cooper's Chase

"Tão cheia de comissões ridículas e política ridícula, tão cheia de discussões, diversão e mexericos. Tantas chegadas novas, cada uma a modificar subtilmente a dinâmica. E também tantas despedidas, recordando que se tratava de um lugar que nunca poderia permanecer igual. [...]"

100% recomendo, uma leitura fácil, divertida e reflexiva.

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